Clockwise from top left: Oberst, James, Mike Mogis, M. Ward
Monsters of Folk—an indie-folk supergroup with an impressive roster of American singer-songwriters—will release their self-titled debut album on September 22. Conor Oberst and Mike Mogis of Bright Eyes, Jim James of My Morning Jacket, and M. Ward began playing together in 2004 as they toured under the name, or enticing marquee, “An Evening With: Bright Eyes, Jim James and M. Ward.” Fans and folks close to the band began referring to the group as “Monsters of Folk” and the not so humble name eventually stuck.
Yesterday, the group released the artwork for the album. The ornately illustrated portraits of the four members was created by artist Matthew Hollings.
You can hear the first single, “Say Please,” here. Tour dates are as follows:
10-13 Vancouver, British Columbia - Orpheum
10-14 Portland, OR - Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall?
10-15 Seattle, WA - Paramount Theatre?
10-17 Oakland, CA - Fox Theater
10-18 Los Angeles, CA - The Greek Theater?
10-20 San Diego, CA - Spreckels Theatre
10-21 Phoenix, AZ - Orpheum Theater
10-22 Santa Barbara, CA - Santa Barbara Bowl
10-28 Omaha, NE - Holland Center
10-29 Minneapolis, MN - Orpheum Theatre
10-30 Chicago, IL - Auditorium Theatre?
10-31 Louisville, KY - Louisville Palace Theatre?
11-02 Toronto, Ontario - Massey Hall?
11-03 Boston, MA - The Orpheum?
11-06 New York, NY - United Palace
11-08 New York, NY - Beacon Theater
11-09 Philadelphia, PA - Academy of Music?
11-12 Stockholm, Sweden - Philadelphia Church
11-14 Berlin, Germany - Huxleys?
11-15 Copenhagen, Denmark - Vega?
11-17 London, England - Troxy?
11-18 Paris, France - Elysee Montmartre
11-19 Koln, Germany - E-Werk
11-21 The Hague, Netherlands - Crossing Border
11-22 Antwerp, Belgium - Crossing Border
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